firmness

Plural: firmnesses

Noun

• The quality of being solid, stable, or resolute.
• the muscle tone of healthy tissue
  • "his muscular firmness"
• the trait of being resolute
• the property of being unyielding to the touch
• the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place
• The state of being firm
• security; steadfastness; good grip
• The state of being firm
• strictness; mental strength
• The state of being firm
• physical durability; rigidness (of material)

Examples

• The FIRMNESS of her resolve helped her play a 7-letter word, even though it meant sacrificing a bonus square.

Synonyms

firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolution, resolve, soundness, steadiness

Antonyms

irresoluteness, unsoundness, unsteadiness